ok, so i've recently started obsessing over Artemis Fowl and i just had to do a crossover! Twilight isn't exactly my favourite book, but Harry Potter's a bit overdone, so i thought I'd try something new!

"I'm not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels, I'm afraid of what real human beings do..." -Walter Jon Williams

Chapter 1

The bell rang and a few more students hurried into the classroom before the teacher closed the door. Bella was one of such students.

She spotted Edward right away from the other side of the classroom. Of course, that wasn't a very incredible feat. You could spot him a mile away in a crowd of people- he was just one of those people that stood out.

Perhaps it was the pale skin, or his striking gold eyes. Maybe it was the fact that he was just simply- beautiful in every imaginable way. And all of it, as amazing as it may sound, belonged to the comparatively normal Bella Swan.

She willed herself not to stare at Edward, as she would surely trip if she did. As Bella took her usual seat next to him and as he turned to smile at her, she couldn't help but notice a rather contemplative expression that had been on his face a moment ago.

"What's wrong?" she asked softly as their teacher tried to get the class under control. The vampire merely shook his head.

"It's nothing. Alice just had a vision, that's all..."

"A vision? What was it? Are we in danger?"

Edward laughed and leaned forward to brush a strand of hair out of Bella's face. For a moment, she had to remind herself to breathe, then blinked a few times and regained control over herself.

"Stop trying to distract me," she said. "What did Alice see?"

Again, Edward smiled. "I'm sorry, I was merely laughing because you always assume the worst," he told her. "Listen to the teacher. She's going to make an announcement. That's what Alice saw."

Bella relaxed. It was true, she always assumed the worst. Still, after everything she'd been through, one couldn't really blame her. Taking Edward's advice, she turned her attention towards the teacher.

"Everybody listen up!" the teacher ordered. The class finally settled down and she cleared her throat. "Today I'm very pleased to welcome a new student to our class. He comes from Ireland, so please be considerate towards him."

The last part was hardly heard over the sudden whispering of all the students. A new student coming here was unusual. In fact, Bella wouldn't be surprised if it made the front page of tomorrow morning's newspaper.

"Is that what you saw?" Bella asked her neighbour. Edward nodded, all traces of a smile gone.

The class then quieted down suddenly in anticipation as the door opened. A boy who looked like he could be a freshman entered their grade eleven class.

The first thing Bella noticed was that he was extremely pale, just like herself. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Edward frowning slightly. She assumed he was reading the new student's mind. He, like everyone else, was observing the stranger. She felt sympathetic towards this boy. She knew what it was like to be the new kid- she'd experienced it not too long ago.

The student was skinny, with neat black hair. He walked over to the teacher with his head held up high and handed her a slip. Although he looked much too young to be in their class, his presence more than made up for it. If Bella had to describe his aura, it would be like that of a no-nonsense boss. He definitely looked like he was used to being in charge.

The teacher signed the slip with an encouraging smile to the new student, which he didn't return. She then turned to the class and Bella cringed inwardly. She remembered exactly how it felt to be introduced to a classroom in Forks. It was horribly embarrassing.

"Class, this is Artemis Fowl, a student from Ireland. He's top in his class back there, so I hope you can all learn something from him."

"That's a bit of an understatement," murmured Edward with his eyebrows raised.

"What?" asked Bella.

"His IQ…" Edward started, and then shook his head. "I'll tell you later."

The student didn't even try to smile. He looked rather like he smelled something pungent in the class that he was trying to ignore.

"Artemis, you can take the seat across from Edward over there," the teacher said encouragingly, pointing to where he should take his place.

Artemis walked over to his desk silently with twenty-something pairs of eyes following him. His own eyes had been scanning the rows of students, but now they rested on Edward.

"Hello," he greeted Edward with a polite nod as he sat down in his seat. The teacher continued with her lesson and some of the initial excitement of having a new student died down in the classroom.

Edward didn't have an open, friendly look on his face. On the contrary, he looked a little frightening if you didn't know him.

"Hello, Artemis Fowl," Edward replied just as politely. "Welcome to Forks. What brings you to our town?"

"Research," answered Artemis simply. Neither he nor Edward said another word for the entire period. No one else tried to approach Artemis during class as well. Bella noticed he had a sort of frigid air around him. Just looking at him made her shiver. Whenever she did, Edward would lean further away from her so she wouldn't be as cold, not knowing that she was feeling quite warm body-temperature wise.

Although Artemis and Edward didn't even look at each other for the rest of the period, Bella could almost feel the tenseness between the two. Once or twice, she nearly tried to make conversation with the latter, but he looked like he was concentrating on something so she stopped herself.

She was relieved when the lunch bell rang and Edward finally looked at her with a fake smile that she noticed right away. The two of them walked out of class together and once they were in the hall, Bella interrogated Edward.

"Well?" she demanded.

"Well what?" Edward said with all the innocence he could muster.

"What's with the new kid that's got you so worried?"

"Worried? I was merely trying to decipher his thought process, that's all."

Bella raised an eyebrow.

"We are so talking about this later," she said. "For now, let's get some lunch."

"Yes, of course," Edward said with a straight face, although he felt like laughing at her tone of voice.

When Bella got her lunch (Edward didn't even bother that day), the two of them sat down with Alice, Angela and Ben. Alice was giving herself a temple massage and appeared to be in pain. Edward looked at her concernedly.

"What's wrong, Alice?" Bella asked.

"She's got a headache," Angela answered for her. "Do you want some Advil?" she added to the spiky-haired girl on her left.

Alice shook her head silently. Everyone ate in silence for a while, not wanting to make Alice's headache even worse. It didn't make much of a difference: the cafeteria was still very busy and loud.

Then the new boy came in. The cafeteria's volume suddenly dropped a hundred levels and whispering filled it. Artemis strode in like nothing was wrong and ignored them all. Everyone watched as he bought his lunch and some stared shamelessly and pointed their fingers at him.

Bella noticed Alice peeking out a glare at the new boy that mimicked the one on Edward's face.

"Aw, he looks so lost," Angela said, ever the kindred spirit. "Let's invite him here." In Bella's opinion, he looked anything but lost. He still looked as confident as ever.

As Artemis walked by their table, Angela waved him down.

"Hey, do you want to sit with us for lunch?" Angela said. Ben nodded in agreement. Neither of them noticed the almost horrified looks on the vampire's faces.

Artemis's eyes flickered towards Alice and Edward.

"Thank you, that is very kind of you," Artemis responded. He took his tray and sat down at their table. "My name is Artemis Fowl. And you are...?"

"I'm Angela, and this is Ben, my boyfriend," Angela said with a kind smile. "There's Bella, her boyfriend Edward, and his sister Alice. Sorry, am I going too fast?"

"Not at all. In fact, I've already met Edward," Artemis told her, once again locking eyes with said vampire and giving him a small smile.

Bella didn't know whether it was supposed to be friendly or intimidating, but the new kid's smile made her feel like she was looking into the face of a blood-thirsty vampire. Could he be...?

No, he couldn't be a vampire. Edward would definitely not have allowed him to sit at their table if he was. Besides, his eyes were clearly blue, though one seemed to be a different shade than the other. Was he wearing a contact lens on one eye? She couldn't be sure.

"So what do you think of Forks so far, Artemis?" Ben asked him.

Artemis hesitated for a moment and out of the corner of her eye, Bella saw Edward wince- presumably at Artemis's train of thought.

"It's very… quaint," Artemis said at last. Edward smirked, knowing what the genius had really been thinking.

"Say, Fowl, what are you doing after school today?" Edward asked suddenly. What is he thinking? Bella wondered.

Artemis cocked up an eyebrow but his face remained otherwise neutral.

"Nothing of earth-shattering importance," he said. "Is there a reason for your asking?"

Bella noticed Artemis was speaking similarly to Edward at the moment. Emotionless, adult-like, sophisticated... It made her feel a bit left out.

"Would you like Alice, Bella and I to give you a tour around Forks?" Edward offered, not impolitely. He turned to Angela and Ben. "I would invite you two as well, but you're going to the movies tonight, aren't you?"

Angela nodded a little sadly, as though she wanted to come along too.

"We're watching 'Assassin Ninja II'!" Ben said eagerly. "The graphics are top-of-the-line and-"

Ben continued blabbering on about the action movie of the year while Angela stared at him with an amused expression on her face. Meanwhile, Artemis seemed to be considering Edward's offer while Alice kicked her brother underneath the table, though Bella didn't know why.

"Will Bella be coming for sure?" Artemis asked, looking at her. Edward also glanced at her to see her nodding her head. Artemis sat in silence for another moment, then also nodded. "Very well then. However, would you mind if my bodyguard came along as well?" Edward, having read Artemis's mind, scoffed before he'd even finished his sentence. Artemis pretended not to notice. "He's very, ah, over-protective."

"A bodyguard?" Ben said in disbelief. "You have a bodyguard?"

Bella could have sworn that for a moment, Artemis looked extremely ticked-off at having to repeat himself. The look vanished, however, very quickly.

"Yes, but all he really does at the moment is take care of me. My parents are back at Ireland, so they hired him to keep me out of trouble," Artemis lied easily. Edward's eyes narrowed, having seen the truth in Artemis's mind. Artemis continued, "He hardly counts as an actual bodyguard. I've never been in a situation where I've had a need for him."

"Still..." Angela said in awe.

As Artemis finished, flashes of images popped up in his head of the many times Butler had saved his life. Many of these memories included the People. And Edward saw them all. He didn't necessarily comprehend each one, but he could still see them.

"Your bodyguard can come," Edward said. One human bodyguard against two vampires wasn't worrying at all, no matter how skilled he might be. "We'll meet at my house at 4 o'clock." Edward wrote down the address on a napkin and passed it to Artemis. He pocketed the napkin, eyes still locked with Edward's.

"I'll be there," he responded. The bell rang, and Artemis got up to throw away his lunch. He hadn't eaten a bite.

"You didn't eat any of your lunch," commented Bella. She knew he couldn't be one, but her heart skipped a beat all the same at this vampire-like trait.

"Nor did the Cullens," Artemis said. With that, he threw everything on his tray into the trash and walked out of the cafeteria. Bella stared after him for a while, then as she joined Edward to head to their next class, she realized something.

How did he know their last name?

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As soon as they were in the Volvo, Bella turned to Edward, who had been previously looking out the window. He had been staring at a shiny SUV with darkened windows that stood out from the other cars. It was driven by none other than Artemis's bodyguard and its passenger was none other than Artemis Fowl himself. It was attracting quite a lot of stares in the parking lot.

"So are you guys going to tell me everything or what?" she said.

Edward sighed. "What do you need to know?" He started up the car and it roared to life.

"First of all, why does Alice have a headache?"

"It's that new kid," Alice growled, head buried in her hands. "He doesn't stop changing the future!"

"Care to elaborate a little more?"

Edward explained in her place. "Remember how the teacher said that Fowl was the top in his class back in Ireland?" Bella nodded. "The reason I thought that was an understatement was because he's not just top in his class. His IQ is the highest in Europe. During class, I was trying to pick up his train of thought, but it's very difficult. He's almost like a vampire, able to think about several different things at the same time. His thoughts are always changing and planning. From what I saw, however, I think we can conclude that he doesn't exactly have the best character."

"So why did you invite him to your house?" Bella asked, a little shocked. Highest IQ in Europe? That would explain why he looked too young to be in twelfth grade.

At this point, Edward's eyes narrowed. "I did manage to get the gist of his thoughts…" He hesitated.

"Stop doing that! Just finish your sentence already!" Bella insisted.

"Well… It appears he knows about vampires. He knows, in particular, about us." Both Alice and Bella were surprised to hear this, though Alice got over it almost immediately.

"I thought so," she said grimly. "Out of the millions of possible plans that he thought of, they were all related in some way- I just didn't know what it was at the time. Besides money and gold, of course."

"Yes, his thoughts certainly kept going back to wealth," agreed Edward with a small smirk. They sat in silence for a few minutes with the occasional complaint from Alice in the back.

"He's- not a vampire, right?" Bella said finally.

Edward stared at her with a shocked expression. "Vampire? Of course not. He's completely and utterly human. Not that that makes him any less dangerous… I suppose I could see where you would get that idea from. He is rather pale for a human, and he didn't eat anything for lunch. But that was because the food wasn't up to his standards."

Bella had known the answer, but it made her feel better to hear it from Edward's mouth. Then she thought of something else.

"Also, he was wearing contact lenses…"

"Just one, actually," Edward corrected her.

"Yeah, that's what I meant. Do you know why?"

Edward shook his head. "I'm assuming tonight we're going to get a lot of questions and answers. We'll ask him then."

They pulled into the large driveway of the Cullen property in record time. Edward had taken advantage of the fact that Bella had been absorbed in the conversation and had driven at full speed.

"Wait, why are we here?" Bella asked. She hadn't noticed where they'd been heading. "Charlie's going to have a fit-"

"I already called Charlie," Alice said. "As far as he's concerned, we're going to the movies tonight and then to dinner. Don't worry," she added at the look on Bella's face. "He already ordered pizza for himself."

They opened their doors and entered the house. They had to warn the other Cullens about the latest threat. It was human. And it went by the name of Artemis Fowl.

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Butler approached the door of Artemis's temporary study. They were staying in a mansion- not nearly as large as the Fowl Manor, of course- which Artemis had ordered to be built half a year ago on a private lot of land that no one was using at the time. It contained seven secret passageways, two underground bunkers, and about twenty five different rooms. It was rather small and not quite elegant enough for Artemis's tastes, but it would have to do. Besides, the main purpose of the building was not for luxury or fancy architecture- it was for his research on vampires.

Based on what Artemis had been able to find out as of yet, he knew vampires were physically very beautiful, in order to seduce their prey. They also had very sensitive eyesight, sense of smell and hearing, as well as incredible strength. One could go as far as to call them the 'perfect being'.

Butler knocked on the wooden door.

"Enter."

When he opened the door, Butler saw his young charge at his laptop, as usual, typing up a recount of his findings that day.

"There is still an hour yet before we should depart for the Cullen's, Butler," Artemis said without looking up from the screen. "Is there a reason why you have come to see me?"

"Sir," Butler started, and then paused. "Artemis. I know it's not in my place to request this, but I'm asking you- not as your bodyguard, but as a friend- if there is any way we could possibly... leave Forks for the time being. I'm not telling you to forget about the vampires completely. Just to... perhaps find another way to observe them. One that won't put you in such danger."

Artemis stopped typing and tapped his chin thoughtfully, as if he were actually considering it.

"I will think it over, old friend, but don't get your hopes up," Artemis replied. "You know as well as I do that this is the most efficient way to get a first-hand experience with this species."

"A firsthand experience is exactly what we don't need," insisted Butler. He adopted a softer tone, one he rarely used. "What if something happens? Your parents just got you back- I don't think they can take you leaving them again."

Artemis sighed, rubbing his temples. "I know perfectly well that you are trying to make me feel guilty, Butler," he said. "However my decision is irreversible. No matter what, I will not turn my back on this opportunity."

Butler nodded, knowing nothing he could say would change his principal's mind. He attempted to hide his expression of disappointment behind his emotionless mask, but Artemis of course noticed anyway.

"Butler," Artemis said quietly. "I could pack up my laptop and walk out that door with you by my side. You would drive us to our private jet and head straight for Ireland. We would make it perhaps in eight hours. I could give up my criminal activities right there and then, following my father's footsteps and use my time instead to create bonds with my family and change the world for the better."

Artemis leaned over and folded his arms carefully on top of the desk. "So what's stopping me Butler? Why don't I simply do these things right now?"

Butler knew it was a rhetorical question and remained silent. He was right.

"Because it simply doesn't interest me," Artemis answered himself, now checking his fingernails for dirt. "If I were to turn my back right now on this, I would never be able to forgive myself. I would spend every waking moment thinking about this missed opportunity and every sleeping moment dreaming about what could have been. Do you understand now? I cannot leave until I have done sufficient research."

"When will that be, sir?"

"It all depends."

"Depends on what?" Butler asked warily.

"Whether or not I survive until the end of the month," Artemis answered calmly.

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